Improvement in barbed fence-wires



C. W. MILLER. u BARBEn-'FENcE-WIRE.

l:I\Io.1 81,533. .Patented Aug. 29, 12ms.`

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. MILLER, 0E SYGAMOEE, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BARBED FENCE-WIRES. y

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,533, dated August29,1876; application filed July 1,1876.

To. all whom it may concern l Be it known that I, CHARLES W. MILLER, ofSycamore, in the county of De Kalb and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain Improvements in Barbed-Wire Fences, of -which the following is aspecification; and I do hereby declare that in the same is contained afull, clear, and exact description of my said invention, reference beinghad to the accompanyng drawing, and to the letters vof reference markedthereon.

This invention relates specially to the construction of the barb, and tothe manner of securing the same to the wire extending between thefence-posts, as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification,Figure l is a side- View of a barbed-Wire fence provided with myimprovements; and Figs. 2 and 3, views of parts of the same on anenlarged scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the views.

A A are the fence-posts, and B the Wires connecting the same together. CC are the barbs, formed of pieces of wire sharpened at the ends, andbent as shown in the drawing. The barbs are fastened to the wires A bymeans of ine pliable wire, which is wrapped` or wound around them,forming a spiral vor Y coil.

The principal advantage of this invention is that fences embodying itmay be constructed without the aid of skilled labor, and that no toolsare required in the bending of the barbs and their attachment to thefence-wires, other than those usually found in the possession offarmers. A

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and Wish tosecure by Letters Patentv of the United States, is- Y .In a barbed-wirefence, the barbs C, bent as shown, and attached to the wires A by meansof ne pliable Wire, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 15th day ofJune, A. D.

CHARLES W. MILLER.

Witnesses:

W. F. FISHER, J. L. PRATT.

